Reign of Werle

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Effects of the first division of Mecklenburg mainland

The rule Werle came into being after the first division of Mecklenburg, after the death of Heinrich Borwin II between 1229 and 1235.

territory

The rule Werle was in the area around Güstrow in today's state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and extended east to Müritz . It was named after the former main castle Werle bei Güstrow . It was near Werle, today a district of Kassow, and is barely visible and marked with a stone.

The rulership was divided into several sub-rulers. Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Parchim were established in 1282 . Both were reunited around 1292 by Nicholas II . Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Goldberg (Parchim) were established in 1316 . In 1337 Werle-Waren split off from the first line . With the death of the last regent on September 7, 1436, the rule fell back to the Mecklenburg dynasty.

Princely House of Werle

The later Mecklenburg around 1300

The princely house of Werle was a branch line of the Mecklenburg dynasty of the Obodrites .

The progenitor of the house and first lord of Werle was Nikolaus I. Even under his sons the rule was further divided in 1277 (Werle-Güstrow and Werle-Parchim). In 1292, under Nicholas II , the rule was reunited. His death in 1316 led to another division of the country. While his son Johann III. von Werle-Goldberg ruled the partial rule Werle-Goldberg, his brother Johann II got the partial rule Werle-Güstrow. In 1337, the Waren line split off from the Werle-Güstrow line. After the death of Johann IV , Herr von Goldberg, the Güstrow and Goldberg lines unite under Bernhard II in 1374 .

The last gentleman at Werle was Wilhelm . In the end he united all Werleschen Lands in his hand and from 1426 called himself Prince zu Wenden, Herr zu Güstrow, Waren and Werle . With his death in 1436 the princely house of Werle became extinct in the male line capable of succeeding the throne.

From then on, all Mecklenburg regents held the title of Prince zu Wenden until the end of the monarchy. The Werlesche coat of arms On a golden ground a sloping bull's head with silver horns and a golden lily crown, but with a closed mouth , occupied a field in the last seven-part coat of arms of the Mecklenburg state.

Seal and coat of arms of the ducal lords of Werle
Seal and coat of arms of the ducal lords of Werle

Representative

  • Nikolaus I. Herr von Werle (1227–1277) [son of Heinrich Borwin II.],
  • Heinrich I , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1277–1291) [son of Nikolaus I.]
  • Johann I , Lord of Werle-Parchim (1277–1283) [son of Nicholas I]
  • Bernhard I , Lord of Werle, † 1286 [son of Nikolaus I.]
  • Heinrich II. , Lord of Werle in Penzlin, (1291–1307) [son of Heinrich I.]
  • Nikolaus II. , Lord of Werle (1283–1316) [son of Johann I.]
  • Johann II. , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1316–1337) [son of Johann I.]
  • Johann III. , Lord of Werle-Goldberg (1316–1350), † 1352 [son of Nicholas II.]
  • Nicholas III , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1337–1360) [son Johann II.]
  • Bernhard II. , Lord of Werle-Waren (1337–1382) [son of Johann II.]
  • Nikolaus IV. , Lord of Werle-Goldberg (1350–1354) [son Johann III.]
  • Lorenz , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1360–1393) [son of Nikolaus III.]
  • Johann V , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1360–1377) [son of Nicholas III]
  • Johann VI. , Lord of Werle-Waren (1382–1385 / 95) [son Bernhard II.]
  • Johann IV. , Lord of Werle-Goldberg (1354–1374) [son of Nicholas IV.]
  • Balthasar , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1393–1421) [son of Lorenz]
  • Johann VII. , Lord of Werle-Güstrow (1393–1414) [son of Lorenz]
  • Wilhelm , Lord of Werle-Güstrow, Prince of Wenden (1393–1436) [son of Lorenz]
  • Nikolaus V , lord of Werle-Waren (1385 / 95–1408) [son of Johann VI.]
  • Christoph , Lord of Werle-Waren, Prince of Wenden (1385 / 95–1425) [son of Johann VI.]

See also

literature

  • Fred Ruchhöft : The territory of the Werle rule . In: Mecklenburgische Jahrbücher , Vol. 121 (2006), pp. 7–34.
  • Ernst Münch : Formation of rule and state formation in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania in the 13th and 14th centuries . In: Wolf Karge (ed.): A millennium of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. Biography of a northern German region in individual representations . Hinstorff, Rostock 1995, ISBN 3-356-00623-1 , pp. 43-49.